This Opportunity

WSP USA hosts hundreds of interns across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.

Our Geotechnical & Tunneling Technical Excellence Center is seeking a Full-Time Geotechnical Engineering Intern to work out of our St. Louis, MO office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.

This internship will be part of the WSP Summer Internship Program. As a summer intern, you have the opportunity to participate in our 12-week program scheduled to start on May 19th, 2025. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.

The candidate will gain experience in geotechnical, tunnel engineering and trenchless technology under direct supervision of some of the firm's leading engineering professionals. This internship will involve working in an office environment, but may also include some time in the field as well.

Your Impact

• Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.

• Work on some of the most challenging geotechnical and underground projects in the Midwest and throughout the country.

• Assist geotechnical and tunnel engineers in a variety of tasks for projects throughout the proposal, design, and construction periods.

• Analyze subsurface data results, prepare geotechnical memorandums, and perform engineering calculations under direct supervision of a supervising geotechnical engineer.

• Collaborate on the production of contract drawings and engineering calculations using a variety of drafting and design software.

• Review submittals, shop drawings, and requests for information for projects during construction.

• Prepare, attend, and provide minutes for meetings and presentations.

• Complete training on assigned tasks.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in an accredited Geotechnical Engineering or related Undergraduate program.

• Demonstrated interest in Geotechnical Engineering or related field and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.

• Must be 18 or older.

• Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

• Flexible to perform field inspection work, if the opportunity presents itself.

• Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.

• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.

• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.

• Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AutoCAD, Microsoft applications, and should feel comfortable working outdoors and indoors with others.

• Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.